IRS has rehired disgraced employees - Washington Times

IRS has rehired disgraced employees - Washington Times:

"This isn’t the first time the IRS has been criticized for doing this. Indeed, early in 2016, four Republican senators introduced a bill designed to keep the IRS from rehiring former employees with disciplinary records.
“Common sense would suggest that an employee who was fired for misconduct or poor performance shouldn’t be hired back, but the IRS‘ outrageous and bewildering behavior continues to defy logic,” said Sen. Mike Enzi, Wyoming Republican.
Indeed it does. “People are policy,” as President Reagan used to say. In other words, you can’t expect any agency to behave better than the people who work in it. "

Obama Pardons - 70 People Pardoned by Barack Obama

Obama Pardons - 70 People Pardoned by Barack Obama:
"Here is an up-to-date list of the 70 people pardoned by President Barack Obama and the offenses they were convicted of, according to the U.S. Department of Justice and the White House.
1. Khosrow Afghahi, who was indicted in 2015 for allegedly facilitating the illegal export of high-tech microelectronics, uninterruptible power supplies and other commodities to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act."
Long, long sick list of Obama's friends.
Read on.

Riley: Cobo officials explore selling naming rights to iconic center

Riley: Cobo officials explore selling naming rights to iconic center:
"The incidental good news, and not the reason for the name change exploration, is:
It would remove from the center the name Albert Cobo, who ran for Detroit mayor on a campaign of keeping the Negro invasion out of the city’s white neighborhoods.
Mayor Mike Duggan said he full supports the name change.
The bad news is: It would stand in the way of efforts to rename the center for boxer and American hero Joe Louis after the hockey arena bearing his name is torn down. 
...But if the convention center is successful in selling naming rights - and the city project to honor Louis works, here's the hat trick: One of Detroit's biggest and brightest buildings  — home of the world's greatest auto show —  would no longer bear the name of a racist at a time when cities across the country are ridding themselves of Confederate statues, which are nothing more than reminders of hate."

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Kenya bans plastic bags, may fine violators up to $38,000

Kenya bans plastic bags, may fine violators up to $38,000:
"NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A ban on plastic bags came into force Monday in Kenya and those found violating the new regulation could be receive maximum fines of $38,000 or a four-year jail term.
The ban applies to the use, manufacture, and importation of plastic shopping bags and gives a minimum fine of about $19,000 or up to a year imprisonment, according to the government. Exemptions were made for manufacturers producing plastic bags for industrial use.
...Vehicles were being stopped at road blocks for bag checks.
Similar bans have been implemented in other African countries such as Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mauritania and Malawi.
...“So if you’re rich, you can get away with anything, but if you’re poor, don’t use plastic bags from 28th August or you will go to jail,” he said in a Facebook posting..."

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Inside the Beltway: 66% of Americans now fear speaking their minds in a politically correct nation - Washington Times

Inside the Beltway: 66% of Americans now fear speaking their minds in a politically correct nation - Washington Times:

"“The exact number of times I heard normal people mention Nazis was zero. No one normal was talking about it, except on the occasional big screen I passed in my travels. No one normal was paying attention to the Wolf Blitzers or the Rachel Maddows. Everyone normal was living their lives, and this fake moral meltdown had no part in them. The fact that the whole thing is so ridiculous doesn’t help it gain traction. Donald Trump is a lot of things, but a Nazi is not one of them,” the columnist concludes."

Liberals Now Want To Abolish 'Fathers Day'- Here's What They Want It Changed To

Liberals Now Want To Abolish 'Fathers Day'- Here's What They Want It Changed To
"It seems political correctness is not solely an American problem, that bug has bitten Australia too.  
Currently, in Australia there is a campaign that has been launched to rename “Father’s Day” and the idea appears to be gaining traction among certain groups.
The campaign is being spearheaded by a lady named Red Ruby Scarlet.  
Scarlet had a Ph. D in early childhood studies and she thinks that Father’s Day is highly unfair to children that have no father present in their life. 
As a result of this, Scarlet is proposing that the name of the holiday be changed to “Special Persons’ Day.”

...According to “Today Tonight” the idea is growing in support across the nation of Australia.  
In fact, this idea is even being implemented in some schools across the country. Scarlet denies that this is political correctness in any form, instead stating this is simply “fair.”
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History for August 29 - On-This-Day.com

History for August 29 - On-This-Day.com
John Locke 1632, Oliver Wendell Holmes 1809, Ingrid Bergman 1915


John McCain 1936 - Prisoner of war in Vietnam from October 1967-1973, U.S. Senater from Arizona, U.S. Presidential nominee, Elliott Gould 1938, Robin Leach 1941 - Television host ("Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous")


1842 - The Treaty of Nanking was signed by the British and the Chinese. The treaty ended the first Opium War and gave the island of Hong Kong to Britain.


1886 - In New York City, Chinese Ambassador Li Hung-chang's chef invented chop suey.


1944 - During the continuing celebration of the liberation of France from the Nazis, 15,000 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris.


1945 - U.S. General Douglas MacArthur left for Japan to officially accept the surrender of the Japanese.


1949 - At the University of Illinois, a nuclear device was used for the first time to treat cancer patients.


1957 - Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set a filibuster record in the U.S. when he spoke for 24 hours and 18 minutes.


1965 - Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles ("Pete") Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean after eight days in space.


1990 - Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in a television interview, declared that America could not defeat Iraq.